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If I am not mistaken, Park Jubong is still the head coach for team Japan? If so, credit has to be given to him as there's significant improvement under him. The strange thing is I don't recall seeing Park during the last few tournaments, any idea?

WS - WYH v JS. WYH is still building up to top form and JS is, as usual, a pretty tough customer.MS - DPY v Simon. The gritty DPY will grind out a win if Simon gets careless, as he is apt to.WD - Matsuo/Naito v JKE (cutie #2 )/KHN. Evenly matched but I think the home crowd will inspire the KOR girls to victory.XD - Towi/Butet v LYD/HJE. Victory will go to the side that has either Towi or Ha playing better.

Out of the 3 representatives, we could have all three progressing or all three losing today. Realistically, I expect only 1 to go through.

MS QF
Du Pengyu vs Simon Santoso [8] - this is an excellent chance for Simon to repeat his performance last year. But I am not sure what's his physical condition is right now (i.e. still injured or not). If he's fit, he might just beat Du.

WD QF
Kim Min Jung/Ha Jung Eun [4] vs Meiliana Jauhari/Greysia Polii [8] - the good news is Mel/Grace fulfill their seeding and actually add more pts to their Olympics qualification (since they reached only R16 last year). They could beat the Korean pair, but, I think the KOR pair has a slight edge.

XD QF
Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [4] vs Lee Yong Dae/Ha Jung Eun - Towi/Butet lost in the previous encounter, despite having a 3-0 lead over the Korean pair. This time, it's also hard since the Korean pair is playing at home with the patriotic support from the line-judge. Still, the INA pair is expected to fulfill their seeding!

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